Writers can submit a short story, free of charge. A shortlist of ten writers will be published in September, with the winning story announced at a special ceremony during the 2018 Red Line Book Festival in October.

The winner will receive a cash prize of €500, with two runners up receiving €250 and €150 respectively. Shortlisted entries will be published in an anthology, “Stand Fast!”

The 2017 Red Line Book Festival ITT Short Story Competition winner was Tony Devlin for his story ‘Coronary Care’. The inaugural winner in 2016 was David Butler for his story ‘Aphasia’.